--- title: "Top Depressing Words" description: "Browse 888 Depressing quotes by 688 authors. Discover the best Depressing sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f44/francisco-goldman-19172_depressing_donald-trump-is-an-especially-depressing_2367130.jpg" --- > [Donald Trump is an especially depressing phenomena because he is so debased and debasing and millions and millions of people want him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francisco-goldman/donald-trump-is-an-especially-depressing-phenomena-because-he-is-so/) [Francisco Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francisco-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f44/francisco-goldman-19172_depressing_donald-trump-is-an-especially-depressing_2367130.jpg) > [I like to be depressing. I feel it's my duty to make everyone a little less happy. You know that line in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamaica-kincaid/i-like-to-be-depressing-i-feel-it-s-my-duty-to-make-everyone-a-little/) [Jamaica Kincaid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamaica-kincaid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/144/jamaica-kincaid-1540_declaration_i-like-to-be-depressing-i-feel-it-s-my-d_2628455.png) > [When you're out there in America, meeting with regular people, it's a pretty mellow, relaxed, kind-hearted country. The direction from the top,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/when-you-re-out-there-in-america-meeting-with-regular-people-it-s-a/) [George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/george-saunders-317_america_when-you-re-out-there-in-america-meeting_2183658.jpg) > [What's depressing, in a way, thinking of Margaret Thatcher legacy - and she was no doubt great in many ways - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-doran/what-s-depressing-in-a-way-thinking-of-margaret-thatcher-legacy-and/) [Gregory Doran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-doran/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/gregory-doran-30201_art_what-s-depressing-in-a-way-thinking-of-m_3205304.jpg) > [You hear some people saying, 'I'm alive on stage; it's where I feel most complete...' I don't understand that at all; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-merchant/you-hear-some-people-saying-i-m-alive-on-stage-it-s-where-i-feel-most/) [Stephen Merchant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-merchant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/837/stephen-merchant-15797_alive_you-hear-some-people-saying-i-m-alive-on_2777892.jpg) > [I am depression. Im the emptiness you feel at 2am. the tears with no meaning. The pain when you smile. I dont…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sangfroid-stalker/i-am-depression-im-the-emptiness-you-feel-at-2am-the-tears-with-no/) [SangFroid Stalker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sangfroid-stalker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/sangfroid-stalker-1340_closest-friends_i-am-depression-im-the-emptiness-you-fee_2276465.jpg) > [If you want to become a concert pianist, do it every day. You want to be a writer, do it every day.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-anton-wilson/if-you-want-to-become-a-concert-pianist-do-it-every-day-you-want-to/) [Robert Anton Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-anton-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c6/robert-anton-wilson-1198_cheerful_if-you-want-to-become-a-concert-pianist_1598192.jpg) > [“He ran his fingers over the moist ends of her hair and across her face. Her eyes were wet. Jesus Christ. How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-didion/he-ran-his-fingers-over-the-moist-ends-of-her-hair-and-across-her/) [Joan Didion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-didion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/joan-didion-497_cried_he-ran-his-fingers-over-the-moist-ends-o_2583639.jpg) ## Top authors on Depressing - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-sangfroid-stalker-1340.jpg) SangFroid Stalker 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depressing/sangfroid-stalker/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gary-lucas-37002.jpg) April Guadalupee 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depressing/april-guadalupee/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oscar-wilde-72846.jpg) Oscar Wilde 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depressing/oscar-wilde/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-woody-allen-96336.jpg) Woody Allen 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depressing/woody-allen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roger-ebert-80683.jpg) Roger Ebert 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depressing/roger-ebert/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rick-riordan-79077.jpg) Rick Riordan 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depressing/rick-riordan/) - [Blondie 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depressing/blondie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depressing/#itemlist", "name": "Depressing Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Donald Trump is an especially depressing phenomena because he is so debased and debasing and millions and millions of people want him to be president. 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